VOA慢速英语:US, Japan Meet in Women's World Cup; in Los Angeles, 'Carmageddon'

词汇讲解：

1. defeat vt. 击败, 战胜
例句：Our football team defeated theirs this time.
这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。

2. striker n. (足球的)前锋
例句：It was the deadly striker’s 11th goal of the season.
这是那个杀手前锋本赛季的第11个进球。

3. credit vt. 认为是…的功劳；把…归于
例句：She always credited her distinctive character to her parents.
她总是把自己独特的性格归功于父母。

4. goal n. 进球得的分; 射门
例句：We scored a goal in the first minute of the game.
比赛开始头一分钟, 我们就得了一分。

5. semifinal n. 半决赛
例句：Herbert will be matched against Jay in the semifinal.
赫伯特将在半决赛中和杰伊较量。

6. hide v. 隐瞒, 掩盖
例句：You're hiding some important facts.
你在隐瞒某些重要事实。

7. suggestive adj. 使人产生邪念(尤指淫乱思想)的
例句：His suggestive remarks shocked the young lady.
他那挑逗的话使那位小姐感到愤慨。

8. resign v. 辞职, 放弃
例句：Mander resigned from office.
曼德辞职了。

9. avert vt. 防止, 避免
例句：He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。

10. closure n. 停业，关闭；倒闭 ;结束
例句：A story was going round that the factory was in line for closure.
关于这家工厂很可能关门的说法在到处流传。

11. avoid vt. 避开, 避免, 预防
例句：He avoided answering my questions.
他避而不答我的问题。